Re: Hinkaku definition

[Andrew Jacobson <akjacobson@yahoo.com>]

An apt definition of "hinkaku" might be from the Latin "gravitas" --
an especially appropriate word for sumo wrestlers.


---"Pardoe, Richard (prdr)"  wrote:
>
> Other may state this more gracefully -
> 
> Dictionary definition of "hinkaku" is "dignity".
> 
> To capture a bit of what is meant when one is considered for yokozuna
> promotion, I would expand the definition to mean "to capture (or
embody)
> the spirit of something".
> 
> When one is considered for yokozuna promotion, not only is his record
> considerd, but also how he would act / represent both the rank of
> yokozuna and (more generally) the entire sport of sumo (including its
> ties to shinto).
> 
> (A loose analogy can be made in US politics.  If a person doesn't act
> with dignity / decorum, he doesn't get elected to president or
> nominated/confirmed to the supreme court, this is is considered no
> matter what his political / track record is)
>  
> When Konishiki was considered for promotion, it was stated that he did
> not have the "air" of yokozuna.  Some then interpreted this to mean
> since he was a foreigner, he could not embody the highest rank of the
> national sport.
> 
> R.Pardoe
>  
> 
> 

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